Air-cooled seat cushion for automobiles



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Filed April 19.

AIR COOLED SEAT CUSHION FOR AUTOMOBILES April s, 1924.`

Patented Apr. 8, 1924.

MARY ELIZABETH CDX, OF BEAUMONT, 'IllEXAs` AIR-COOLED SEAT CUSHION FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Application iiled April 19, 1923. Serial No. 833,247.

To all whom it may concern.'

.Be it lznown that I, MARY ELIZABETH COX a cltizen of the United States,re`siding at eaumont, in the county of Jefferson,

State of Texas, have invented certain new 1 and useful Imfprovements in Adr-Cooled which also im being had to .the

which one will be attache Seat Cushions IVehicles, ication.

o My invention relates to seat cushions designed more particularl for automibiles; and its object 1s to rovi e such a cushion in which parts may e readily se arated for laundering when becoming soi ed, and in roved elasticity or resiliency will be affo ed, and ventilation provided for, and which is capable of being folded intodeomparatively .compact form when desire To the accomplisment of the and such other objects as may hereinafter appear the invention consists in the features hereinafter described and then Isou ht to 4 be clearly deinedby the claims, re erence accompanyling drawing forming apart hereof, and in which- Figure 1 is al lan view of the cushion with portions bro en away to show some of the interior parts Figure 2 is a longitudinal section on line 2 2 of Figure 1; r

Figur or Automobiles and Other of which the/following is a specie 3 is a cross section on line 3-3 .of F1 re 1.

In t e drawing the cushion is represented as composed of a lower fabric or base 1 and an upper fabric or coverin 2, formed of canvas, duck or otherL suita leA material of any desired color,and formed along their margins with suitable sna -fastenings 3 by to the other and pe ittin e when to laundered or to permit access to the interior of the cushion. To the base member 1 are attached in some suitable manner a number of strips 4 ofrelatively elastic or pliable material preferably cork, having preferably a thiclmess of approximately one-half inch, two inches in width and sa eighteen inches in length,

to prefers. ly about one inch apart, an thus approximately covering c 'on. Th

tribute to eomeexztent to the redliency and foregoing Y kstrips can readily be removed.

A for access to the interior ing yliurposes.

the area of the'l ese cushioning strips give rela` tive firmness to the base member and con-v pliabilityof the base member. The upper,

member or covering to the cushion is formed lgvith rows of air vents 5 formed preferably y to afford thorough ventilation and air circulation through the cushion and thus tending to prevent' undue warmth to the body of the person resting against the cushion and undue moisture to clothing by reason of perspiration. Between the rows of air vents are placed stri s 7 of suitable spring metal, of suitable sti ness to hold the covering in. a taut condition Without .undue sagging,

metal eyelets 6 clinched'to the cover so as which strips may be suitably attached to the l covering fabric, for instance by pockets formed as a part of the covering to receive the same, or otherwise. The ends of the strips vare formed with ti s 8 of rubber,.felt, or other material, that will prevent the ends from cutting or wearing the fabric covering. When the cover is -applied and secured to the base member by snap fasteners the metal strips will be confined and prevented from working out of their attachin means, and when the cover is to be laun ered the These strips are formed between their ends with hin 9 which make is possible tofold when desired.

The construction described provides a cushion comparatively light and readily handled, occupying little space, and 'ving ease and com ort to an occupant of t e automobile. The cover can be readily removed and for launderave described the preferred details of construction but it is obvious that changes can be made in the details and features of the invention retained.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits what I claim isz- 1'. A cushion comprising oppositely disposed fabric members having means for de,Y

tachably attaching one to the other, a pluralit of cushioning strips secured to one mem r, a plurality of spring-metal strips attached to the other member and extending transverselyto the cushioning strips Aand a series ofv air vents formed in one o thel fabric', members.

2. A cushion comprising posed fabric members provi with marginally disposed Asnap -fasteners for secur mg one 'member to the other, a plurality of op ositel disded) y Elable stiening strips secured to one memer, rows of eyelet` air vents in the other member, andhlngedmetal strips secured to the member between the rows of eyelet 5 vents.

strips attached to each of the fabric members, the strips of one member extending transversely to those of the other member, and rows of air vents disposed alongside the sti'ening strips attached to the member in Which the vents are forme d Mns. MARY ELIZABETH COX. 

